diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml
index 2d1f17305..680f65ff1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml
@@ -13,20 +13,11 @@ body:
       label: Version and model info
       description: Please include the aider version, model name and other config/switches in effect.
       placeholder: |
-        When asking questions or reporting issues, it is very helpful if you can include:
-
-        - Aider version
-        - Model being used (`gpt-4-xxx`, etc)
-        - Other switches or config settings that are active
-
-        The easiest way to do this is just just copy & paste the announcement lines that aider prints when you launch it, like these:
-
-        ```
+        Please include aider version, model being used (`gpt-4-xxx`, etc) and any other switches or config settings that are active. Just copy & paste these lines from aider's output:
+          
         Aider v0.21.2-dev
         Model: gpt-4-0613 using diff edit format
         Git repo: .git with 134 files
         Repo-map: using 1024 tokens
-        Use /help to see in-chat commands, run with --help to see cmd line args
-        ```        
     validations:
       required: false
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